Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-08-18

- Wv 0S'"Ht'i AN~ iihNht " 10 VI. III
the battle of South Mountain, Md,
fought on the 14th day Of September,
1862, in which the seventh lost heavily
in killed and wounded, as will be seen
by tho report below
About four O'Clock on the evening OF
the 14th of September, the 9TH regiment
was ordered forward through a corn
field on the right of the pike running
through the gap in the mountain, our
left resting within company distance OF
the pike. Skirmishers were sent
forward and soon met the enemy's
skirmishers. A hot ski1mish lire en-
sued, our skirmishers driving those OF
the enemy, until the fire was 50 strong
from the enemy that the skirmishers
could advance no further.
| then received orders to advance the
9TH in line Of battle We advanced M
Ill the regiment was within 60 or 20
yards OF the enemy, without receiving
anything more than an occasional shot
from the enemy's sharpshooters, when
they opened.a most destructive enflad-
ing fire from behind stone wall run
ming parallel with the pike on our left,
also an enfilading fire from the woods
on our right, and direct fire from be-
hind a stone wall in our front
This state Of things lasted for some
fifteen minutes, when the 9th Wisconsin
double quicked it to Our right, and fired
in a volley that greatly relieved It's BY
drawing the eufilading fire on our right,
the End Wisconsin doing the same Oh
our left, thus leaving Us to contend with
the direct fire from our front only We
fought until our cartridges gave out,
and were then ordered 10 hold the
ground at the point Of the bayonet.
The enemy seeming TO know our condi-
ton, commenced to advance on us,
when we came to charge bayonet,
and the order charge being given,
our men advanced on them, when they
''skedaddled. We held the ground I'M
til II o'clock at night, when we were
relieved by Gen. Germans brigade
Our men all fought nobly and desper-
ately. | could not personate one in this
connection without doing injustice u
others equally brave and true. Co. (.
was commanded by Sergeant VIM. +.
Stout, Co. | by Sergeant Prutesman,
and Co. B. by Sergeant Weeks. Great
credit is due these men for the manner
in which they conducted themselves as
line officers. JOHN b. CALLS.
Capt. Command'g 9TH Reg. Wis. Vol
List of Casualties in the 9TH Wisconsin
Regiment at the BATTLE of South
Mountain, Sunday, Sept. "A, 1862:
Co. A.-LoDI GUARDS.
Killed Michael Burke.
Wounded Act Orderly Sergt. l..
Bascom, leg and face; Corp. Phlander
Phinney, foot; John Agan, leg; Henry
Byron, breast; John Grant. foot; +. j.
Hurd (serioulsy), bowels; Hiram Pierce
Seriously, stomach; John Knutson.
breast.
Co. y. COLUMBIA Co. CADETS.
Killed-Corp. Chas. f. Plummer.
Wounded -Sergt Il. b. Russell, leo;
Corp. T. r. Handbook. breast Geo. L.
Brown, arm; JAS. i. Brown, hips; John
j. Blowers. head; Chase Cummings,
leg; Ruins Cole, knee; +. B. Dye, leg;
j. 0. Hiiliker, side; A. Hughes, arm;
Thos Hand, hand; VIM Z. Ingalls,. foot;
j. d. McMullun, wrist; w. L. Newell,
leg; Truman Newell, hand; Lewis Priest
nip; Wesley Richardson, arm; David
Snow. arm and side; Charles Walker,
leg; Edwin Wheeler, head.
Co. G. PLATTEvILLE GUARDS.
Killed Private w. w. Holmes.
Wounded Corps. w. F. DurIey,
thigh; John Altizcr. knee; j. L. Rewey.
groin; Wm. Beazley, thigh Pryates ID.
G. Ashmore, breast; d. IL. Bryants. leg:
VIM. Brestell, arm; Malcolm Ray. knee;
". w. Davis, thigh; w. Neal, leg; H.
H. Edwards, side; j. Rihl, side; +.
Jones, hand; VIM. b. Newcomb, thigh:
Z. Parker, shoulder; J. G. Palmer, arm;
Madison Ray; thigh; Tho. W. Smelhcr.
breast; Geo. Well, thigh
Go. d. SroUGHroN LiGHT GUARD.
Wounded Corp. 4. G. Croft. leg:
Corp. b. p. Ordway, leg; j. G. Bently.
head; J. =. Wright, hand; II. Thomhson,
foot
Co. +. -MARQUErrE County.
Wounded Corp. A. c. Webster. lee;
John Casey. wrist; Daniel Casey leg:
w, H. Root, arm; Joseph Edwards,
hands and breast, Henry Gathers.
shoulder.
Co F.--LAgCAsrER GUARDS.
Killed-Geo. w. Cooley, James a.
Clark, Henry A. Kaump, John L.
Marks.
Wounded Lieut.. John III. Mckenzie,
foot; Corp. Geo f. Halbert, thigh:
Corp. p. j. Schlosser. shoulder: Corp.
VIM A. Smith. thigh; Geo Atkinson,
arm: Henry Black, hand; Jacob A.
Drew, leg; Milo Dexter, arm; Geo. A.
Henderson, hand; Fletcher S. Kidd,
arm; Alex Lewis, hand; X. B. Pierce,
leg; James A. Sinkins, arm; Thos.
Price, side.
Co. G.-GRAND RAPIDS GUARDS.
Killed-Thomas Lynn.
Wounded Corps. Edgar Tenant,
thumb; John Hanna, side; VIM. Arm
strong, arm; Privates Clinton Eggles-
ton. hand; hugh Evans, knee; VIM
Greasy, arm: Henry Felix, head; James
Ingraham, leg; Isaac Beadle, thigh;
Michael Shortell. leg: Martin Lesser,
leg; Daniel McAullfle. thigh; Scrgt.
John Croker, leg; VIM Richards,
neck; Danl Wilcox, thigh.
Co. H.-BADGER STATE GUARDS, GRANT
COUNTY.
Killed Benz. Burton.
Wounded Sergt VIM L. Jacobs,
ankle; Corp. Jas. H. Brunemer. leg:
John Andrews, hips. Isaac Coates.
thigh; Henry Freudncr, head; JOS
Heathcock. side; Stanbury Hitchcock,
leg; John b. Mathews, shoulder: S. X.
Potts, hip; Luman Russell, leg; John
Todd, neck; Fred Thies. head and groin;
Newton b. Wood, hips; Nicholas Heller,
leg; John Sturz, leg.
Co. NORTHWESTERN TIGERS.
Wounded-Corp. Henry Thorngate,